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Food and Society in Classical Antiquity

By Peter Garnsey

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1999
ISBN
0521645883, 9780521645881, 0521641829, 9780521641821, 9780511066221
LCC
GT2853.G8 G37 1999
Open Library ID
OL376487M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4140805 bytes)
Series
Key Themes in Ancient History
Pages
191\191
Topic
History
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This is a broad-based, comprehensive general study of food in antiquity. The book deals with food as food or nutrition, the discussion revolving around the concrete issues of food availability and the nutritional status of the population. It also treats the nonfood uses of food, focusing on the role of food in forming and marking the social hierarchy. Food defines the group, whether social, religious, philosophical or political.

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